As of the 2010 Census, the population was 501,226, reflecting an increase of 12,177 (+2.5%) from the 489,049 counted in the 2000 Census, retaining its position as the state's ninth-most populous county. As of 2014, the county's Census-estimated population was 508,856, Its county seat is Paterson.
For other persons named Neil Young, see Neil Young (disambiguation). Neil Percival Young, OC OM (born November 12, 1945), is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, producer, director and screenwriter. Young began performing in a group covering Shadows instrumentals in Canada in 1960.
than from their own Brooklyn Neighborhood. Neil and his brother walked to school and played in the streets with the other kids. At the age of ten Neil and a group of boys formed a band called the âMemphis Back-street Boyâs.â2 At the age of thirteen he ran away from home to sing in folk groups in the Midwest. After two years he returned home to his parents and Brooklyn. The song alludes to the fact that he did not do well in school.